Arrowhead type
Chignik Leaf Point
Chignik Leaf5,000 - 200 B.P.3 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 5,000 - 200 B.P.
- Culture
- Aleutian Tradition
- Size
- Medium to Large
- Shape
- Ovoid
- Material
- Basalt
- Glacial period
- Neoglacial to Little Ice Age
Description
This lanceolate point exhibits a sizable profile, characterized by an elliptical cross-sectional shape. Its blade displays a pronounced excurvate morphology, where the distal tip curves inward, transitioning into a nearly parallel segment that comprises approximately one-third to two-thirds of the blade's length, before curving inward once more towards the base. The basal edge is marked by a convex contour. The flaking pattern observed on this point is random, lacking a discernible or deliberate arrangement of flake scars.
Size
Medium to Large
Distribution
This specimen occurs throughout the Alaska peninsula.
Mainly found in
Additional information
More information needed.
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Chignik Leaf point.
- Dutch Harbor Ovoid
- Mesa
- Naknek
- Rat Island
- St. Michaels Leaf